mincemeat cake

Name: Mincemeat Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) butter, room temperature; 1 cup(s) sugar; 2 - eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 cup(s) buttermilk; 2 cup(s) flour; 9 ounce(s) mincemeat (condensed); ## CARAMEL CREAM FROSTING; 2 tablespoon(s) sugar; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) butter, room temperature; 1/2 cup(s) whipped cream, unsweetened

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Carolyn Parke

Idaho Falls, ID

Updated on Nov 16, 2012

As a child, I loved going to grandmas and having this cake on the holidays. It is one of my families holiday favorites. Handed down from my grandmother and will continue to be handed down for generations to come.

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Excellent cake..used my own home made mincemeat..:) yum..was skeptical on the caramel frosting.never attempted it..next time will make a little more..:) although it doesn't need more in the middle..lol..but I had to use 9

prep time 10 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Bake

yield 24 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 - eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups flour
9 ounces mincemeat (condensed)
CARAMEL CREAM FROSTING
2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup whipped cream, unsweetened

How To Make mincemeat cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 8 inch, round, cake pans.

Step 2

In a large bowl, cream butter. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs one at a time, mix well.
Step 3

Dissolve soda in buttermilk, stirring well. Mix flour into creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Mix well after addition. stir in mincemeat. Spoon batter into prepared pans.
Step 4

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a tooth pick inserted comes clean. Cool cake in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely. Fill and frost the cake with caramel frosting.
Step 5

CARAMEL FROSTING: Place 2 tablespoons sugar in saucepan. Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and becomes golden brown in color. set aside
Step 6

Combine remaining cup sugar, butter, and cream in a medium sauce pan.Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. stir in caramelized sugar and return to boil. Cook for two minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Beat until frosting has a good spreading consistency.
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